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Our general email is info@dnoam.org, which reaches our co-chairs, Sharon Samet and Paul Wachtel and our Executive Director, Betsy Smolar.
Our phone number is (347) 454-6838.
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Darkhei Noam Leadership
Our Executive Director, Betsy Smolar, coordinates our weekly kiddush, smachot, communal meals, and other details. Please contact Betsy at bsmolar@dnoam.org.
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Tue, May 20 2025
22 Iyyar 5785
Tonight's Sefirah Count Is 38
| היום שמונה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות ושלשה ימים לעמר |
Today's Calendar
| Sefirat HaOmer- Counting the Omer. : 12:00am |
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Behar-Bechukotai
Candle Lighting
| Friday, May 23, 7:56pm |
Havdalah
| Motzei Shabbat, May 24, 8:56pm |
Shabbat Mevarchim
| Shabbat, May 24 |
Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
AprApril 13 , 2025Sefirat HaOmer- Counting the Omer.
Sunday, Apr 13th 9:00p to Sunday, Jun 1st 12:00p
Sefirat haOmer, the counting of the omer/”sheaf,” refers to the commandment to count the 49 days from the second day of Pesach until Shavuot. In biblical times, these 7 weeks comprised the grain harvest, beginning with barley (for which the barley omer offering was brought on Pesach) and concluding with wheat (on Shavuot). Although we no longer bring these offerings at the Temple, we continue to count the 49 days. While the biblical origin of sefirat ha’omer is agricultural, this time period also connects Pesach, the celebration of Israelite liberation from slavery, and Shavuot, the culmination of that liberation process whereby the Israelites became a realized nation with their own Torah. Counting the omer each year can remind us to always elevate ourselves from an enslaved mentality to one of freedom. We perform the counting each evening after sundown. We recite a bracha and then officially count the day of the omer, indicated by weeks and days. If the counting at night is missed, we count in the morning/during the day but without a bracha. If a whole day is missed, we continue counting the rest of the omer but without a bracha. The bracha and formula for counting the omer each night can be found here: Siddur Sim Shalom Sefirat haOmer -
Saturday ,
MayMay 31 , 2025Honoring our Darkhei Noam 2025 Graduates! Shabbat May 31
Shabbat, May 31st 11:00a to 12:45p
Honoring our Darkhei Noam 2025 Graduates! Shabbat May 31 Many Darkhei Noam's families are celebrating school graduations from Pre-K to PhD. The Darkhei Noam community is proud of our graduates' achievements and will be marking this important milestone on Shabbat May 31, when we will be celebrating our graduates with a special ceremony at the end of tefillah, and a Graduates' Dessert Buffet. Honoring our Darkhei Noam 2025 Graduates! Shabbat May 31 Many Darkhei Noam's families are celebrating school graduations from Pre-K to PhD. The Darkhei Noam community is proud of our graduates' achievements and will be marking this important milestone on Shabbat May 31, when we will be celebrating our graduates with a special ceremony at the end of tefillah, and a Graduates' Dessert Buffet. Please click HERE to submit your graduate's name for the listing of graduates, and, if you like, to honor our community graduates by contributing to the Special Graduates' Dessert Buffet at kiddush on May 31. -
Saturday ,
MayMay 31 , 2025DN Family Pre-Shavuot TIkkun
Shabbat, May 31st 4:00p to 6:00p
Join us for a pre-Shavuot family Tikkun on Shabbat afternoon, May 31 at 4PM! Recommended for families with children ages 4 and up, this engaging program will include chevruta learning and a fun, interactive group activity exploring the theme of friendship in Jewish texts and tradition. -
Sunday ,
JunJune 1 , 2025Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Sunday, Jun 1st 10:00p to Monday, Jun 2nd 1:00a
Join the Darkhei Noam community for a night of learning to be held at SAJ. Hourly sessions from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am. Cheesecake will, of course, be served. -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 3 , 2025DN Young Professionals Tikkun Yom Shavuot
Tuesday, Jun 3rd 4:30p to 6:30p
All are invited to join the DN Young Professionals group for a Tikkun Yom Shavuot, at 4:30 on the Second day of Shavuot (6/3). We will have snacks and drinks and round robin learning led by our very own YP community members! -
Friday ,
JunJune 13 , 2025Scholar in Residence- Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld
Friday, Jun 13th 7:00p to Shabbat, Jun 14th 8:00p
Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld is a Rabbinic Fellow of the David Hartman Center in Jerusalem. She serves as Chief Learning Officer at Sefaria, the innovative online database and interface for Jewish texts. This Scholar in Residence is sponsored by Ozzie Haller In memory of Jack O Haller MD and his excitement for Jewish learning. -
Saturday ,
JunJune 21 , 2025Pride Shabbat at DN
Shabbat, Jun 21st (All day)
Friday Night Mix and Match Dinner, Special D'var Torah Speaker, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum, Pride-Sponsored Kiddush and Pot Luck Shaleshudes- MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON -
Tuesday ,
JunJune 24 , 2025Darkhei Noam Annual Meeting
Tuesday, Jun 24th 8:00p to 9:00p
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